Falling Palace
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Falling Palace
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Author : Dan Hofstadter
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2010-02-10
Falling Palace written by Dan Hofstadter and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-10 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A portrait of the sun-drenched volcanic city from an American who has lost his heart to the place and to a beguiling Neapolitan woman. In Falling Palace Dan Hofstadter brilliantly reveals Naples, from the dilapidated architectural beauty to the irrepressible theater of everyday life. We witness the centuries-old festivals that regularly crowd the city’s jumbled streets, and eavesdrop on conversations that continue deep into the night. We browse the countless curio shops where treasures mingle with kitsch, and meet the locals he befriends. In and out of these encounters slips Benedetta, the object of the author’s affections, at once inviting and unfathomable. Weaving the tale of an elusive love together with a vivid portrayal of a legendary metropolis, this is a startling evocation of a magical place.
Crusoe In New York
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Author : Edward Everett Hale
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1880
Crusoe In New York written by Edward Everett Hale and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1880 with Aucassin et Nicolette categories.
Under The Old Sycamore Tree
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Author : Majd Khalaf
language : en
Publisher: FriesenPress
Release Date : 2019-03-27
Under The Old Sycamore Tree written by Majd Khalaf and has been published by FriesenPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-27 with Fiction categories.
Around 33 centuries, in Ancient Egypt, an Israeli village called Goshen was enslaved by the Egyptians for many centuries. The people of Goshen suffered greatly under the tyranny of their Egyptian masters and had given up hope trying to be rid of them. All but one man... Qaroon! In this narrative reimagining of the Quranic story, Qaroon, an Israeli slave, rebels against the fate of his people and rises up to become the wealthiest and most powerful man of his time.
Falling Crystal Palace
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Author : Carl Fuerst
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023
Falling Crystal Palace written by Carl Fuerst and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with categories.
The Fall
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Author : John Ruskin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898
The Fall written by John Ruskin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with Architecture categories.
John Ruskin, one of the most influential art critics of the 19th century, wrote more than half a million words on Venice. This is an abridged version of his opus, which still contains the essence of his original work, for those who would appreciate Venice, architecture and Ruskin's fine writing.
Troy Fall Of Kings
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Author : David Gemmell
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 2007-12-26
Troy Fall Of Kings written by David Gemmell and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-26 with Fiction categories.
High adventure and epic storytelling combine in the final novel in Sunday Times bestselling author David Gemmell's bestselling Troy trilogy. Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow, Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden. 'In my pantheon of literary greats, David Gemmell stands alone . . . he put me on the path I still walk today' -- CONN IGGULDEN " [A] vivid, inspirational re-creation of the Troy myth." -- MANDA SCOTT "Gripping and fast-paced, intelligent and intensely readable...should appeal to anyone who enjoys an action-packed historical epic." -- JOANNE HARRIS "A splendid piece of work that traverses from hero fantasy into legendary and classic writing." -- ***** Reader review "Truly captivating" -- ***** Reader review ************************************** Darkness falls on the Great Green, and the Ancient World is fiercely divided. On the killing fields outside the golden city of Troy, forces loyal to the Mykene King mass. Among them is Odysseus, fabled storyteller and reluctant ally to the Mykene, who knows that he must soon face his former friends in deadly combat. Within the city, the Trojan king waits. Ailing and bitter, his hope is pinned on two heroes: his favourite son Hektor, and the dread Helikaon who will wreak terrible vengeance for the death of his wife at Mykene hands. War has been declared. As enemies, who are also kinsmen, are filled with bloodlust, they know that many of them will die, and that some will become heroes: heroes who will live for ever in a story that will echo down the centuries. Have you read the previous two books in the series Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow and Troy: Shield of Thunder?
Virgil
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Author : Peter Levi
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-02-28
Virgil written by Peter Levi and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-28 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Born in 70 BC, in a small village near Mantua, Publius Vergilius Maro - Virgil - grew up to be hailed as the greatest Roman poet. And although his work has influenced Western literature for two millennia, little is known about the man himself. Who was the man who created the Aeneid - one of the most important poems in Western literature - and such universal phrases as 'love conquers all' and 'fortune favours the bold'? Peter Levi here reconstructs the poet's life, from a childhood largely shrouded in mystery to great literary genius and revolutionary poet, by examining archaeological and historical evidence from Augustan Rome, as well as through close readings of the poet's own work. 'Virgil is an intensely personal poet, yet he is anonymous.... My aim is not so ambitious as to try and restore his prestige single-handed. It has simply been to try to understand him in his original context.' In this highly acclaimed, now classic biography Peter Levi discards the myths and brilliantly reveals the life of Virgil and the extraordinary times during which he lived.
The History Of Civilization From The Fall Of The Roman Empire To The French Revolution
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Author : François Guizot
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1879
The History Of Civilization From The Fall Of The Roman Empire To The French Revolution written by François Guizot and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1879 with Civilization categories.
The History Of Civilization
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Author : Guizot (M., François)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1850
The History Of Civilization written by Guizot (M., François) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1850 with Civilization categories.
Worldly Stage
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Author : Sophie Volpp
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2020-03-23
Worldly Stage written by Sophie Volpp and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-23 with Literary Criticism categories.
"In seventeenth-century China, as formerly disparate social spheres grew closer, the theater began to occupy an important ideological niche among traditional cultural elites, and notions of performance and spectatorship came to animate diverse aspects of literati cultural production. In this study of late-imperial Chinese theater, Sophie Volpp offers fresh readings of major texts such as Tang Xianzu’s Peony Pavilion (Mudan ting) and Kong Shangren’s Peach Blossom Fan (Taohua shan), and unveils lesser-known materials such as Wang Jide’s play The Male Queen (Nan wanghou). In doing so, Volpp sheds new light on the capacity of seventeenth-century drama to comment on the cultural politics of the age.Worldly Stage arrives at a conception of theatricality particular to the classical Chinese theater and informed by historical stage practices. The transience of worldly phenomena and the vanity of reputation had long informed the Chinese conception of theatricality. But in the seventeenth century, these notions acquired a new verbalization, as theatrical models of spectatorship were now applied to the contemporary urban social spectacle in which the theater itself was deeply implicated."